Asparagus persicus, is a flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family.[1] It grows between 800–1700 and is native to Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, China, Russia. It is perennial herbaceous halophyte plant up to 1.5 m tall.[2][3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[4]
| Asparagus persicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. persicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Asparagus persicus Baker, 1875
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| Synonyms | |
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Asparagus leptophyllus Schischk. | |
References
edit- ^ "Asparagus persicus Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Flora of Pakistan
- ^ Ayşegül Güvenç & Mehmet Koyuncu (1999), Studies on anatomical structure of the roots of Asparagus species (Liliaceae) growıng in Turkey, Ankara Ecz. Fak. Derg. 28(1)15-36,1999 (in Turkish)
- ^ Tutin, T. G.; et al., eds. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5, Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (monocotyledones) (Reprinted ed.). Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521201087. Retrieved 7 April 2015.